The start of the 2024-25 Kentucky basketball season is almost here, which means at practice over the next few weeks, Mark Pope will be trying to finish deciding who his starting five will be this season.

CBS Sports college basketball analyst Jon Rothstein was recently at a Kentucky basketball practice, and after he tweeted out that he believes the starting five for the Wildcats will be Lamont Butler, Koby Brea, Jaxson Robinson, Andrew Carr, and Amari Williams. This is the starting lineup that many figured would be out there for the Wildcats during the offseason, but hearing from someone who was recently at practice, it seems like this will be Kentucky’s starting lineup.

This lineup gives Kentucky a perfect balance of offense, defense, and size. The Wildcats will have two big guys who can defend the rim and rebound in Williams and Carr. The Wildcats will have a facilitator in Butler who will find open teammates but score when he needs to. This team has the guys who will be asked to score, and they are Brea, Robinson, and Carr. All of these players have different roles, and if these players execute their role well, this team will be really good.

Kentucky has a ton of players who will come off the bench, like Kerr Kriisa, Otega Oweh, and Brandon Garrison, who will be very good when the starters need a rest.

The Kentucky Wildcats have a ton of depth on this roster, and that will help them stay fresh during the season and within each game.

The Kentucky Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big.Here’s a look at Wednesday, October 2, 2024 winning numbers for each game

Kentucky 5

08-19-24-30-38

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Cash Ball

02-16-19-23, Cash Ball: 04

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Lucky For Life

06-30-33-42-44, Lucky Ball: 13

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Pick 3

Evening: 2-8-8

Midday: 0-5-5

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Pick 4

Evening: 6-2-4-0

Midday: 1-7-9-1

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Powerball

01-02-21-37-43, Powerball: 21, Power Play: 3

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Powerball Double Play

39-44-45-46-66, Powerball: 13

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WASHINGTON — Before it makes it to your glass, bourbon is aged in barrels made of charred new oak, helping give Kentucky’s signature spirit its flavor and color.

White oak trees grow in Kentucky and surrounding states, but environmental advocates said action is needed to protect them.

“Forest inventory analysis data from the Forest Service shows that while there are a lot of mature white oak trees out there across the eastern United States, there are not very many seedlings growing, and that’s primarily because sunlight’s not reaching the forest floor,” said Jason Meyer, executive director of the White Oak Initiative. “We’re not managing forests like we used to.”

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., have introduced bipartisan legislation, the White Oak Resilience Act of 2024.  

It directs research, calls for pilot projects focused on the white oak and would allow for private funding of restoration efforts.

Many species of wildlife depend on the trees and the decline of the mature white oak could happen in the next 20-30 years, Meyer said.

“While we have white oak-dominated ecosystems right now, in the future, those ecosystems are going to disappear if we don’t do something about it,” he said.

Rep. Andy Barr, R-Lexington, Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Louisville, and Rep. James Comer, R-Tompkinsville, co-sponsored companion legislation, which recently passed the House as an amendment to a separate bill.